[Emc-users] emc interface with tcl in Mini GUI

2011-10-24 Thread Farzin Kamangar
Hello Dear EMC users, I was looking at the mini.tcl file for the MINI GUI for EMC yesterday. I was wondering how I could find the emc interface documentation for this GUI. I did not see any module import for the interfaces like : emc_ini, emc_home, emc_mode, emc_machine, emc_spindle, emc_abort,

[Emc-users] Interesting robot

2011-10-24 Thread andy pugh
This was linked to be a query on the forums: http://www.abb.com/cawp/abbzh254/fcfbdad9a72cfe08c1257862006bcfbf.aspx I think controlling it with a single isntance of EMC2 would be difficult, though, due to a lack of angular DOFs (endpoints could be controlled with XYZ, UVW I think, given enough

Re: [Emc-users] Interesting robot

2011-10-24 Thread Andrew
2011/10/24 andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com This was linked to be a query on the forums: http://www.abb.com/cawp/abbzh254/fcfbdad9a72cfe08c1257862006bcfbf.aspx I think controlling it with a single isntance of EMC2 would be difficult, though, due to a lack of angular DOFs (endpoints could be

Re: [Emc-users] Interesting robot

2011-10-24 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2011/10/24 Andrew parallel.kinemat...@gmail.com: 2011/10/24 andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com This was linked to be a query on the forums: http://www.abb.com/cawp/abbzh254/fcfbdad9a72cfe08c1257862006bcfbf.aspx I think controlling it with a single isntance of EMC2 would be difficult, though, due

Re: [Emc-users] Interesting robot

2011-10-24 Thread Andrew
2011/10/24 Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com I will agree with Andy - I see 7 joints in each arm. Really it's 7, my fault. BTW I saw them in Hanouver Messe in spring and ABB disappointed me a little bit - the tool at the end of wrist _did move_ a little, when they did the moves in

Re: [Emc-users] Interesting robot

2011-10-24 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2011/10/24 Andrew parallel.kinemat...@gmail.com: 2011/10/24 Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com I will agree with Andy - I see 7 joints in each arm. Really it's 7, my fault. BTW I saw them in Hanouver Messe in spring and ABB disappointed me a little bit - the tool at the end of wrist

Re: [Emc-users] Interesting robot

2011-10-24 Thread Andrew
2011/10/24 Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com Of course, they have their own proprietary language to describe the motion. Even my waterjet had its own language for 2 axis motion. That sucks, because it is not human-readable. I think this one is even more tricky: That's the fastest,

Re: [Emc-users] Interesting robot

2011-10-24 Thread doug metzler
I've always wanted to make a Makerbot- type extruder using that design... DougM On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 11:16 AM, Andrew parallel.kinemat...@gmail.com wrote: 2011/10/24 Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com Of course, they have their own proprietary language to describe the motion. Even my

Re: [Emc-users] CAM program

2011-10-24 Thread andy pugh
Having played with it, freeCAD looks promising. I just downloaded the Mac version, and it seems reasonably usable (and I believe that the installable binary is a long way behind the dev version) I understand that CAM is in the pipeline. -- atp Torque wrenches are for the obedience of fools and

Re: [Emc-users] CAM program

2011-10-24 Thread andy pugh
On 24 October 2011 21:44, andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote: Having played with it, freeCAD looks promising. Given that a Google search might not work properly, I mean this specifically: http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/free-cad/index.php?title=Main_Page -- atp Torque wrenches are for

Re: [Emc-users] CAM program

2011-10-24 Thread Sebastian Kuzminsky
On Oct 24, 2011, at 14:44 , andy pugh wrote: Having played with it, freeCAD looks promising. I just downloaded the Mac version, and it seems reasonably usable (and I believe that the installable binary is a long way behind the dev version) I understand that CAM is in the pipeline. Sure,

[Emc-users] not your usual homing sequence

2011-10-24 Thread Tom Easterday
We are making some progress on getting our servo system to run with the Granite Devices step/dir drives. A nice feature that the Granites' have is a homing feature which lets us push with low torque into a fixed stop and then move a fixed distance off that stop and then (optionally) find an